Identification of mycobactins by nuclear-magnetic-resonance spectroscopy

Abstract

Details are given of the n.m.r. spectra of mycobactins F, H, M, N, P, S and T, and resonances are ascribed to all the protons in these molecules. A simplified system is described for identifying known mycobactins by the n.m.r. spectrum alone. This method will not distinguish mycobactins S and T, whose nuclei differ only in the configuration at an asymmetric centre.